Juja Constituency
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Juja is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of four constituencies in Thika District
. The constituency was established for the 1969 elections.
The towns of Thika
, Ruiru
, Juja and Kilima Mbogo are located in this constituency.
Constituencies of Kenya
Constituencies of Kenya are used to select members of the Kenyan parliament. Currently there are 210 constituencies in Kenya. However, following the promulgation of the new constitution, the number of constituencies are to be increased to 290...
in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. It is one of four constituencies in Thika District
Thika District
Thika District is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Thika. The district is adjacent to the northeastern border of Nairobi. The district has a population of 645.713 ....
. The constituency was established for the 1969 elections.
The towns of Thika
Thika
Thika is an industrial town in Central Province, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 40 km north east of Nairobi, near the confluence of Thika River & Chania River. Thika has a population of 200,000and is growing rapidly, as is the entire greater Nairobi area...
, Ruiru
Ruiru
Ruiru is a town in the Thika District of Kenya’s Central Province. Located within three kilometers of Nairobi's city boundary, Ruiru is a dormitory town for the nation's capital, and is connected by both rail and road...
, Juja and Kilima Mbogo are located in this constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Kenyan general election, 1969 General elections were held in Kenya on 6 December 1969, the first since independence in 1963. The country had become a de facto one-party state after President Jomo Kenyatta had banned the Kenya African People's Union on 30 October, with Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union being the sole party... |
Gitu Kahengeri | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
One-party system |
| 1974 Kenyan general election, 1974 General elections were held in Kenya on 14 October 1974. At the time, the country was a de facto one-party state with the Kenya African National Union being the sole party to participate in the election. 740 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with 88 incumbents defeated.... |
Peter Kenyatta Muigai | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
One-party system |
| 1979 Kenyan general election, 1979 General elections were held in Kenya on 8 November 1979. At the time, the country was a de facto one-party state with the Kenya African National Union being the sole party to participate in the election. 742 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with more than half of the... |
Gitu Kahengeri | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
One-party system |
| 1983 Kenyan general election, 1983 General elections were held in Kenya on 26 September 1983. At the time, the country was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union having been made the sole party the previous year. Moer than 750 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with around 40% of incumbents ... |
George Kamau Muhoho | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
One-party system. |
| 1988 Kenyan general election, 1988 General elections were held in Kenya on 21 March 1988. At time the county was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union as the sole legal party. The size of the National Assembly was expanded from 158 to 188 seats, whilst a further 12 members were appointed by President Daniel arap Moi... |
George Kamau Muhoho | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
One-party system. |
| 1992 Kenyan general election, 1992 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992. Although they were the first multi-party elections since independence, the results were marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, and targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province... |
Stephen Rugendo Ndicho | Ford-Asili | |
| 1997 Kenyan general election, 1997 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Kenya African National Union, which won 107 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate Daniel arap Moi won the presidential election... |
Stephen Rugendo Ndicho | SDP | |
| 2002 | William Kabogo Gitau William Kabogo Gitau William Kabogo Gitau is a Kenyan politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Juja Constituency and is with the NARC-Kenya party.... |
Sisi kwa Sisi Sisi Kwa Sisi The Sisi Kwa Sisi is a political party in Kenya. Sisi Kwa Sisi means "all of us" or "together as one" in Swahili. At the last legislative elections, 27 December 2002, the party won 2 out of 212 elected seats.... |
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| 2007 Kenyan general election, 2007 Kenyan general election, 2007 was held on 27 December 2007 . It comprised Presidential, parliamentary and civic elections. The previous general election in Kenya was held in 2002.-See also:*Kenyan presidential election, 2007... |
George Thuo George Thuo George Thuo is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Party of National Unity. In the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007 he was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya to represent the Juja Constituency.... |
PNU Party of National Unity (Kenya) Party of National Unity was founded as a political coalition of parties in Kenya. On September 16, 2007, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced the party formation and said that he would run as its presidential candidate in the December 2007 Kenyan elections... |
Election disputed by William Kabogo, seat declared vacant on 16th April 2010 due to election irregularities |
| 2010 | William Kabogo Gitau William Kabogo Gitau William Kabogo Gitau is a Kenyan politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Juja Constituency and is with the NARC-Kenya party.... |
NARC-Kenya | By-election |
Locations and wards
| Locations Locations of Kenya ||Locations are a type of administrative region in Kenya. Location are a fourth level subdivision below Provinces, Districts and Divisions. Locations are further subdivided into Sub-locations . As of 1999 census there were 2,427 locations and 6,612 sublocations in Kenya .Each division in Kenya is... |
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| Location | Population* |
|---|---|
| Gatuanyaga | 18,975 |
| Juja | 43,500 |
| Ruiru Ruiru Ruiru is a town in the Thika District of Kenya’s Central Province. Located within three kilometers of Nairobi's city boundary, Ruiru is a dormitory town for the nation's capital, and is connected by both rail and road... |
115,885 |
| Thika municipality Thika Thika is an industrial town in Central Province, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 40 km north east of Nairobi, near the confluence of Thika River & Chania River. Thika has a population of 200,000and is growing rapidly, as is the entire greater Nairobi area... |
94,372 |
| Total | 272,737 |
| 1999 census . | |
| Wards | ||
| Ward | Registered Voters | Local Authority Local authorities of Kenya Local authorities in Kenya are the bodies controlling local governance in Kenya.Kenya has four classes of local authorities: City, Municipality, Town and County council. Currently there are three authorities with city status: Nairobi, the national capital, Mombasa and Kisumu... |
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| Githurai Kimbo | 10,117 | Ruiru Ruiru Ruiru is a town in the Thika District of Kenya’s Central Province. Located within three kilometers of Nairobi's city boundary, Ruiru is a dormitory town for the nation's capital, and is connected by both rail and road... municipality |
| Gitothua | 9,101 | Ruiru municipality |
| Kahawa Sukari Kahawa Kahawa is a suburb and civic ward of Nairobi, Kenya. The ward is part of Kasarani Constituency. Kahawa is located in the northeastern outskirts of Nairobi, along Thika Road .... |
5,910 | Ruiru municipality |
| Murera | 7,616 | Ruiru municipality |
| Viwanda / Biashara | 7,767 | Ruiru municipality |
| Biashara | 7,503 | Thika Thika Thika is an industrial town in Central Province, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 40 km north east of Nairobi, near the confluence of Thika River & Chania River. Thika has a population of 200,000and is growing rapidly, as is the entire greater Nairobi area... municipality |
| Hospital | 4,956 | Thika municipality |
| Kiganda | 6,473 | Thika municipality |
| Komu | 9,313 | Thika municipality |
| Majengo | 3,429 | Thika municipality |
| Market | 4,841 | Thika municipality |
| Mugumoini | 7,613 | Thika municipality |
| Ndururumo | 5,714 | Thika municipality |
| Gatuanyaga | 7,897 | Thika county |
| Juja | 6,878 | Thika county |
| Kalimoni | 6,691 | Thika county |
| Total | 111,819 | |